Membership gives you an advantage at every stage of your family medicine career. As an AAFP member, you’re part of a national community committed to your growth, well-being and success as a family ...

“We really value our time as family physicians. It's already stretched incredibly thin, and so to be able to offer a whole bunch of CME in one short conference, in one location at one time is really ...

The use of NSAIDs for more than three days at higher doses during the postoperative or acute phase of fracture healing may lead to increased rates of nonunion, delayed union, and pseudarthrosis in ...

At FMX 2026, Frank Domino, MD, shared evidence-based medicine updates on vaccines, GLP-1s, mental health and more for family ...

Tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory movement of a body part. It is the most common movement disorder encountered in primary care. The diagnosis of tremor is based on clinical information ...

Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency in which normal traction on the fetal head does not lead to delivery of the shoulders. This can cause neonatal brachial plexus injuries, hypoxia, and ...

• Routine blood cultures, sputum cultures, and urinary antigen testing are not beneficial in patients with nonsevere CAP. • The Pneumonia Severity Index is recommended to determine the need for ...

Need help coding Welcome to Medicare Visits? Here's what you need to know to get paid for the IPPE. What is the Initial Preventive Physical Examination? The Initial Preventive Physical Examination ...

Choosing Wisely® was an initiative of over 80 medical societies and organizations, led by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, that sought to improve health care quality by encouraging ...

This collection includes patient information handouts that physicians can provide to their patients. Use the filters to sort by discipline or topic. You can also search by keyword for articles that ...

When vaccines are provided as part of a well-child encounter, the ICD-10 guidelines instruct that code Z00.121 or Z00.129 (routine health check for child more than 298 days old) includes immunizations ...

• Testing for Helicobacter pylori is indicated for certain conditions, such as peptic ulcer disease, and it should be treated in any patient who tests positive. • Patients should be asked about ...